Once upon a time not so very long ago There wasn't such a thing as a rock'n'roll show You had to sit at home and listen to the radio Then came a man with a rockin' guitar Found himself a beat and he played it near and far Everybody danced and sang and let the good times roll
Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again?
He travelled round the world in a rock-n-roll band He stood there like a giant with a guitar in his hand Everybody danced and sang and let the good times roll Nobody cared about the clothes he would wear Nobody cared about the colour of his hair Everybody came to see and let the good times roll
Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again?
Now we've got the rhythm in us now we've got the rock Time didn't matter never living by the clock Everybody came to hear him playing his rock-n-roll Then came a line when the music didn't rhyme He couldn't find the rhyme 'cos he couldn't find the time But still the people came to listen to the good times roll
Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again? Again again again again again again again again Why don't you do it, why don't you do it again?
It sounds so nice, what you're proposin' Just once or twice, and not disclosin' And not disclosin' how we're really really feelin'
What you're proposin' the other night As I was leavin', I looks left and right And not believin' And not believin' that I'd finally be leavin'
What you're proposin', now get it right If I'm composin', but then I might Be runny nosin' I might be runny runny runny runny nosin' But you're supposin'
Don't be so sure, and just supposin' We yell for more, and compromisin' And compromisin' leads to really really feelin'
And just supposin', don't get me wrong I'm only dreamin', it can't be long I must be dreamin' I must be dreamin', dreamin', only only dreamin' Am I just supposin'
It sounds so nice, what you're proposin' Just once or twice, and not disclosin' And not disclosin' how we're really really feelin'
What you're proposin' the other night As I was leavin', I looks left and right And not believin' And not believin' that I'd finally be leavin' What you're proposin' And not believin' that I'd finally be leavin' What you're proposin' What you're proposin'
Oh well Im the type of guy who will never settle down Where pretty girls are well, you know that Im around I kiss em and I loveem cause to me theyre all the same I hug em and I squeeze em they dont even know my name They call me the wanderer yeah the wanderer I roam around around around...
Oh well theres flo on my left and theres mary on my right And janie is the girl with that Ill be with tonight And when she asks me which one I love the best I tear open my shirt I got rosie on my chest cause Im the wanderer yeah the wanderer I roam around around around...
Oh well I roam from town to town I go through life without a care til Im as happy as a clown With my two fists of iron and Im going nowhere
Im the type of guy that likes to roam around Im never in one place I roam from town to town And when I find myself a-fallin for some girl I hop right into that car of mine and ride around the world Yeah Im the wanderer yeah the wanderer I roam around around around...
Oh yeah Im the type of guy that likes to roam around Im never in one place I roam from town to town And when I find myself a-fallin for some girl I hop right into that car of mine and ride around the world Yeah cause Im a wanderer yeah a wanderer I roam around around around... cause Im a wanderer yeah a wanderer I roam around around around...
There's nothing left, there's nothing right There's nothing left, right, left, right, up, down, up, down, up, down
You wind me up, you bring me down Your reputation is all over the town So long as you come home to me I ain't complaining You fool around, we scream and fight The way you're treating me you know it ain't right But when you're making out with me I ain't complaining
It ain't no use playing it loose And thinking it don't matter to me It ain't fair at all, you only have to call my name And I'll come running to you
You're out all night, you sleep all day When I get home you're going out to play Oh woman give me some time, and everything's fine I ain't complaining You just don't care we're in a mess And the company you keep ain't the best But when you're lying there with me I ain't complaining
It ain't no use playing it loose And thinking it don't matter to me It ain't fair at all, you only have to call my name And I'll come running to you But when the chips are down A man can only take so much foolin' around And if you don't come home to me I'll be complaining
There's nothing left, there's nothing right Our situation ain't looking too bright 'Cos I've taken all I'm gonna take Without complaining
It ain't no use playing it loose And thinking it don't matter to me It ain't fair at all, you only have to call my name And I'll come running to you But when the chips are down A man can only take so much foolin' around And if you don't come home to me I'll be complaining
There's nobody on the end of my line I'm in time but somebody's missing Maybe I can find a hand for my hand If I find a well for my wishing Be my friend, be my friend
It gets lonely on a table for two Laughing on your own can be no fun Even people that are talking to you Remind you that you're really with no-one Be my friend, be my friend
Take me over like a thing from the past Lots of people wishing they'd been there No-one knowing just how long it would last But I'm sitting still here in my chair Be my friend, be my friend
Forty-five hundred times I told you how much I care Forty-five hundred times I told you how much I care Problems halved are the problems that we can share White lies in our eyes, together not really there
Forty-five hundred times I told you you can lean on me Forty-five hundred times I told you you can lean on me Though it's taken a long time for you to see Where we're at is the right place for us to be
I sure want to stay here, it sure feels fine I feel I could be here a long long time Now that I've made it, I don't want to fade it Now that I've made it with you
We came a long way, a slow way too Up from the down way and back to you Now that I've made it I don't want to fade it Now that I've made it with you
I can't afford a ticket on an old Dakota airplane I gotta jump a ride on a cattle-trucking slow train I guess it doesn't matter As long as I can get my head down in the sun
I wrote a rockin' song, gonna sing it at the station I'll finish all the words when I reach my destination I guess it doesn't matter As long as I can get my head down in the sun
Hey mama, please now don't you fret none Don't worry, but please don't you forget Hey mama, please don't get upset none I gotta leave to find me something better
Hey mama, things gonna work out fine now Believe me, no need for you to write Hey mama, things gonna work out fine now I gotta friend who said that she'd invite me
I came here in the morning and I crept out in the middle of night I gave nobody warning I was leaving and I felt it was right Now I'm off again, it sure is feeling all right
Got a feeling that I'm leaving with a ticket and I won't jump a ride It's no good you believing that my leaving was a wrong, it was right Now I'm off again, it sure is feeling all right
I can't afford a ticket on an old Dakota airplane I gotta jump a ride on a cattle-trucking slow train I guess it doesn't matter As long as I can get my head down in the sun
I wrote a rockin' song, gonna sing it at the station I'll finish all the words when I reach my destination I guess it doesn't matter As long as I can get my head down in the sun I guess it doesn't matter As long as I can get my head down in the sun I guess it doesn't matter As long as I can get my head down in the sun
Riding on a high Riding so high now I'm leaving Am I running far from my own fears I'm never facing up I never face up to the reasons And never showing any of my tears Cos I Leave out the back way Not the way that I came in Beacuse it seems like the logical way, at the time
And then I run, run, run And seek a hideaway I'm on the run, run, run, I'm falling Run, run I'm a runaway Can I go back Can I go back where I started I always will remember my needs
Take me far away Take me away to an island And leave me hear to cry in my own tears Try me once again Try me again when you're passing Maybe I'll remember you in years
I can't go out the back way Just the way that I came in I hope it seems like the logical way, at the time
Beacuse I'll run, run, run And seek a hideaway I'm on the run, run, run, I'm falling Run, run I'm a runaway Can I go back Can I go back where I started I always will remember my needs
Looking for so long But I am listening longer I haven't seen or heard a thing from you I can't stay here I couldn't stay here if you paid me I can't give you any guarantees I won't Go out the back way Not the way that I came in Beacuse it seems like the logical way, at the time
And then I run, run, run And seek a hideaway I'm on the run, run, run, I'm falling Run, run I'm a runaway Can I go back Can I go back where I started I always will remember my needs
Can I go back Can I go back where I started I always will remember my needs I always will remember my needs I said,I always will remember my needs
